The best albums of the year (so far)
Instead of sinking into despair, we turned to these albums for joy, empowerment, healing and hope
Christianity is profoundly queer
The Christian right acts like LGBTQ+ people are religious outcasts. They are wrong
JD Vance goes all in on fraud hoax
The vice president and Stephen Miller hope Nick Shirley's dubious "exposés" will distract from Trump's failures
Democrats’ conservative romance
One of the DCCC’s favored candidates was a Republican as recently as 2018
Dems call Don Jr.-linked deal corruption
Democrats want answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan to a firm tied to Donald Trump Jr.
Exclusive: Noem faces new legal trouble
Noem’s use of government jets and use of a government Flickr account are facing new scrutiny
One fan made Global Beatles Day reality
Global Beatles Day founder Faith Cohen sees a dream decades in the making come true
The misplaced obsession over "Obsession"
Touting Curry Barker’s perfectly fine horror film as an instant classic reveals the depth of its flaws
We need to talk about Boy Moms
Jenny Mollen’s viral post about her son echoes a long history of mothers who refuse to cut the cord
American military's Caribbean lies
The U.S. never reckoned with torture. Now it's killing civilians at sea
Inside NYC’s overlooked primary
In Queens, Chuck Park’s campaign is betting that a robust ground game can overcome a well-funded incumbent
Fox boosts "Great Replacement" hokum
Surveys showed that the network's viewers were more likely to believe in the idea spread by white supremacists
What Tucci gets wrong about Olive Garden
I would trade my Michelin restaurant experience in Italy any day for a trip to Olive Garden with family
Trump’s new hire fractures MAGA media
Many of the president's stalwart allies won't defend his choice of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence
Will no one think of straight people?!
Heteropessimism is real, but it isn’t the danger The New York Times thinks it is
MAGA fails to conquer arts and music
Trump’s losses at the Kennedy Center and Freedom 250 follow Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl humiliation
World Cup to cause massive transit woes
The FIFA World Cup final highlights severe gaps in New York and New Jersey’s public transit infrastructure
Trump is losing Latino vote
A new Texas poll measure eroding Latino support for the president and the GOP
John Travolta's spellbinding autofiction
"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" finds the seasoned actor indulging in auteur theory. It's not to be missed
What is a VPN and do you need one?
A VPN creates a private, encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet
The magic dust your kitchen is missing
The case for ranch packets, gravy mixes and other underestimated flavor builders
Best free VPNs for 2026
We tested and reviewed the best free VPNs for privacy, streaming and everyday browsing
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We tested the top VPNs for streaming, security and performance
Texas shows the rot is deeper than Trump
Ken Paxton and the Trump administration are throwing the kitchen sink against James Talarico